Chapter 400: Slaying the Demon Empress
Three thousand miles north of Sea God Island, the Sea of Death.
This sea area was shrouded in thick fog year-round, impenetrable by sunlight. The seawater was an eerie ink-black, like the gaping maw of an abyss. Large patches of broken ice floated on the surface, and the air was thick with the stench of blood and rot—remnants of countless Sea Spirit Beasts and passing ships.
At this moment, a silver-white light pierced through the thick fog, racing across the sea surface.
The Devil Spirit Great White Shark, over thirty meters long, was as silver-white as the moon. Its scales reflected a cold luster in the dim light. It was incredibly fast; every flick of its tail propelled it hundreds of feet, sending up sprays of water that fanned out behind it like white wings.
A figure sat cross-legged upon its back.
It was Tang Chuan.
He wore a black martial outfit, with the Asura Demon Sword slung across his back. The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud glowed faintly at his brow. His eyes were closed, seemingly adjusting his breathing or perhaps sensing something.
The sea wind howled, making his long hair flap loudly.
But he remained motionless, like a statue.
"Kid, eight hundred miles to go," the Great White Shark's deep voice echoed through the water. "At this speed, we'll reach the Evil Spirit Orca King's territory before noon."
Tang Chuan opened his eyes and looked toward the north.
The sky there was even gloomier, with low-hanging clouds and faint flashes of lightning.
More and more broken ice floated on the sea, and the fishy stench in the air grew stronger.
"Xiao Bai, what are the Evil Spirit Orca King's weaknesses?" Tang Chuan asked.
The Great White Shark was silent for a moment before slowly saying, "That fellow has almost no weaknesses. Its scales are even thicker than the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's, giving it terrifying defensive power. While its speed isn't as fast as mine, its explosive power in the water is extreme; it can even catch up to me in a short sprint. The most terrifying thing isn't its strength, but its ferocity—it doesn't fear death or pain. Once a fight starts, it's a battle to the death."
Tang Chuan frowned slightly. "Then how did you escape last time?"
"Escape?" The Great White Shark snorted, sounding somewhat indignant. "With so many people from Sea God Island, why would we escape? Naturally, the people from the island and I defeated it together."
Tang Chuan fell silent.
Tang Chuan touched the Asura Demon Sword on his back, a glint flashing in his eyes.
"My Second Spirit still lacks Soul Rings. It will suffice."
The Great White Shark grinned, revealing a mouthful of forest-white, sharp teeth. "Good, you have guts. But kid, let me give it to you straight—I won't risk my life for you in this fight. I'll help you pin it down and create opportunities, but the one to actually slay it must be you. This is your trial, not mine."
"Understood."
The Great White Shark stopped speaking, and its speed increased further.
The sea wind grew even more biting, and the temperature plummeted.
Tang Chuan's breath condensed into white mist in the air, and a thin layer of frost formed on his eyelashes.
He closed his eyes and continued to regulate his breathing.
However, less than fifteen minutes after he entered a meditative state...
A terrifying aura suddenly rose from the deep sea!
That aura was as vast as an abyss and as cold as hell, carrying endless hatred and killing intent, as if a Ferocious beast dormant for ten thousand years had opened its eyes!
The Great White Shark's body suddenly jerked to a halt, terror flashing in its eyes!
"This is—"
Before it could finish, the sea surface ahead suddenly exploded!
Boom—!!!
A thousand-foot wave surged into the sky, and the seawater surged backward as if doomsday had arrived! The thick fog was torn apart, the dark clouds were dispersed, and a massive figure slowly rose from the abyss, blotting out the sun!
It was a whale.
A whale even more massive than the Deep Sea Demon Whale King!
Its body was over three hundred meters long, covered entirely in pitch-black scales. Each scale was the size of a millstone, emitting a metallic cold light. Its eyes were blood-red, like two blood moons hanging in the dark sky, radiating endless malice and hatred.
The Great White Shark's pupils contracted to the limit, its voice trembling:
"The... Demon Empress?! Impossible! How could she be here?!"
Tang Chuan said in a low voice, "Who is the Demon Empress?"
"The wife of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King!" the Great White Shark said urgently.
"When Lord Sea God defeated the Deep Sea Demon Whale King back then, the Demon Empress was in a dormant state of evolution and escaped. She vanished afterward, and everyone thought she was dead. I didn't expect... she was actually still alive! And her strength... is even greater than back then!"
Tang Chuan's expression also changed.
He had killed the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and now his wife had come for revenge.
This was Karma, and also a tribulation.
In the sky.
That massive figure slowly lowered its head, its blood-red eyes staring fixedly at Tang Chuan.
"Human..." Her voice was low and raspy, like a wail from the abyss, or a death sentence from the Grim Reaper. "You killed my husband."
"You absorbed his Soul Ring."
"You took everything from him."
"Today, I want you to pay—in blood!"
Before the words finished, the Demon Empress moved!
Though her body was massive, her speed was shockingly fast! The three-hundred-meter body was like a moving mountain, yet it crossed a thousand-foot distance in an instant, appearing directly above Tang Chuan!
A massive fin, carrying world-destroying power, slammed down ruthlessly!
"Kid, watch out!" the Great White Shark roared, its body lunging to the side!
Tang Chuan leaped at the same time, using the Great White Shark's back as a springboard to shoot into the air like an arrow!
Boom—!!!
The fin struck the sea surface, triggering a thousand-foot wave! Seawater surged back, and the sea surface for miles around caved in from the strike, forming a massive whirlpool!
Tang Chuan hovered in mid-air, his expression solemn.
The power of this strike was even stronger than the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's!
The Demon Empress looked up, her blood-red eyes staring at Tang Chuan in the air, a cruel smile curling at the corners of her mouth. "You run fast. But how many times can you run?"
She opened her massive maw, and a black pillar of light erupted from deep within her throat, shooting straight at Tang Chuan!
Wherever the light pillar passed, space distorted and seawater evaporated, leaving a scorched smell in the air. Tang Chuan didn't dare take it head-on and flickered away, just barely avoiding it!
The pillar missed and struck the sea, blasting a bottomless black hole into the water! Seawater around the hole poured in frantically, creating a massive vortex that sucked in everything nearby!
The Great White Shark had already swum into the distance. It didn't flee but was waiting for an opportunity.
"Kid, use the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!" it roared.
With a thought from Tang Chuan, the light at his brow flared. The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud flew out and instantly expanded, turning into an azure light shield that enveloped him!
Within the shield, his aura, figure, and Soul Power fluctuations all vanished! The Demon Empress's blood-red eyes narrowed, and her perception swept out frantically, yet she couldn't find a trace of Tang Chuan!
"Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud..." Her voice carried deep-seated hatred. "Poseidon's relic! Good, very good! Then I'll tear this broken shroud apart along with you!"
She let out a long roar, and red light flared from her body!
"Abyssal Devour!"
With her as the center, the sea surface for a thousand feet around suddenly collapsed!
The seawater spun frantically, forming a massive whirlpool a thousand feet in diameter! At the center of the whirlpool, a terrifying suction force erupted, pulling everything toward the middle!
The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud vibrated violently under this suction, and Tang Chuan was forced to reveal himself!
He gritted his teeth and pushed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to its limit, trying to stabilize the shield!
But the Demon Empress's strength was too great. Although the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud could hide his presence, it couldn't withstand this pure physical suction!
The shield teetered in the suction, and Tang Chuan's figure bit by bit slid toward the center of the whirlpool!
"Kid, let me help you!"
The Great White Shark roared, its body turning into a silver-white stream of light as it charged straight at the Demon Empress!
Its speed was incredible, reaching the Demon Empress's side in an instant. It opened its massive maw and bit down hard on her fin!
Crack—!
The Great White Shark's sharp teeth pierced through the Demon Empress's scales, and blood sprayed out!
The Demon Empress roared in pain, her fin flicking violently and sending the Great White Shark flying!
But in that moment of interference, the whirlpool's suction weakened!
Tang Chuan seized the opportunity, retreating rapidly and escaping the range of the whirlpool!
"Xiao Bai, are you alright?" he sent via voice transmission.
The Great White Shark surfaced from the water, blood leaking from the corner of its mouth, yet it grinned. "Can't kill me. This woman's scales are even thicker than back then; my teeth almost broke."
The Demon Empress turned her head, her blood-red eyes staring at the Great White Shark with pure killing intent.
"Great White Shark, you traitor! Back then you followed Tang Chen to oppose my husband, and now you follow this little thief to oppose me! Good, very good! Today I'll kill you first, then kill him!"
She abandoned Tang Chuan and lunged straight for the Great White Shark!
The Great White Shark's expression changed, and it turned to run!
Its speed in the water was unmatched, but the Demon Empress was not slow either!
One chased and one fled, carving two white wakes across the sea surface!
"Kid, what are you waiting for?!" the Great White Shark roared. "Hurry up and strike!"
Tang Chuan took a deep breath, no longer hesitating.
He gripped with his right hand, and the Asura Demon Sword flew from his back into his palm!
The dark red blade, with blood-colored patterns flowing over it, emitted a heart-stopping aura of slaughter!
Nine Soul Rings lit up simultaneously!
The golden million year spirit ring was particularly eye-catching. It was the Soul Ring of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and at this moment, it radiated an aura identical to the Demon Empress's!
The Demon Empress felt that aura and her whole body shook!
"That is... my husband's Soul Ring..." Her voice trembled, her eyes filled with pain and hatred. "You actually... you actually use his Soul Ring to deal with me?!"
Tang Chuan did not answer.
He raised the Asura Demon Sword, pointing the tip toward the sky.
"Asura Hell!!!"
Dark red light surged from the blade, enveloping Tang Chuan entirely!
His figure expanded rapidly, turning into a ten-foot-tall blood-colored giant!
The giant wore dark red armor and held the massive Asura Demon Sword. Behind him floated the phantoms of nine Soul Rings, radiating a terrifying aura that judged life and death!
The Demon Empress's pupils contracted to the limit!
She felt that aura—the Asura God! That was a supreme god even stronger than the Sea God! And this human actually possessed both the Sea God Legacy and the Asura God Legacy!
"Who exactly are you?!" the Demon Empress hissed.
Tang Chuan did not answer.
He raised the Asura Demon Sword. Blood-colored patterns flowed frantically on the blade, and a blood-red light pillar connecting heaven and earth surged up, piercing the clouds and reaching the heavens!
"Asura—Sword of Judgment!"
He swung the sword. The motion was very slow, slow enough for the Demon Empress to see every inch of the trajectory the blade carved.
Yet the Demon Empress couldn't move an inch. The slaughter aura of the Asura Demon Sword locked onto her Soul, and the Sea God Domain of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud shackled her body!
The sword fell.
A dark red line, thin as a cicada's wing, slowly emerged from the Demon Empress's brow and spread downward, passing over her nose, lips, neck, chest, waist, and abdomen...
Time seemed to stand still.
The Demon Empress's blood-red eyes went wide, filled with disbelief.
She opened her mouth as if to say something, but no sound came out.
And then.
"Chirp."
In a soft sound, that dark red line suddenly expanded!
The Demon Empress's body split neatly along the line, dividing in two. No blood sprayed, because the moment the wound appeared, it was completely annihilated by the Asura divine force.
What split was not just her physical body, but also her Soul and the Origin she had condensed through a million years of cultivation.
The two halves of her body slowly collapsed to the sides. Before they even touched the sea, they turned into countless blood-red specks of light, like a reverse meteor shower rising toward the heavens, and then... they vanished.
The Demon Empress had fallen.
The sea surface returned to calm.
The thick fog gathered again, and the dark clouds returned.
But that suffocating killing intent had dissipated.
The Great White Shark slowly swam back, looking at Tang Chuan with eyes full of shock.
"You... you killed her with a single sword strike?"
Tang Chuan withdrew from his Asura True Body state, his face pale as paper, his right hand holding the sword trembling slightly. Using the Asura Demon Sword repeatedly was a massive drain on him, and the Soul Power in his body was nearly depleted.
"Mm."
The Great White Shark was silent for a long time before slowly saying:
"Kid, you are stronger than Tang Chen."
Tang Chuan didn't respond, merely sitting cross-legged on the Great White Shark's back to adjust his breathing.
The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud hovered above his head, its azure light enveloping Tang Chuan and slowly restoring his Soul Power. After a moment, he asked:
"How much further to the Evil Spirit Orca King?"
"Five hundred miles," the Great White Shark said. "But in your current state, can you still fight?"
"I can," Tang Chuan opened his eyes, a look of determination flashing within. "The Evil Spirit Orca King must be killed. This is the third trial; I cannot give up halfway."
"But before we go, I must first absorb her Soul Ring and Soul Bone!"
The Great White Shark sighed. "Fine, I'll accompany you."
Below Star Luo City, the setting sun was as red as blood.
The chaotic battle between eleven Titled Douluo had lasted for an entire day. The city walls had collapsed, the earth was cracked, and the plains for miles around were shattered.
The air was thick with the smell of blood and the aftershocks of Soul Power, making even breathing difficult.
Dugu Bo was half-kneeling on the ground, blood leaking from his mouth. The phantom of the Jade Phosphor Serpent had dimmed until it was nearly transparent. His left arm hung powerlessly; his shoulder blade had been shattered by a palm strike from the Golden Crocodile Douluo. Every breath brought a piercing pain, yet he did not fall.
Opposite him, the Golden Crocodile Douluo was also faring poorly.
The gold robes of this rank ninety-eight Super Douluo were mostly shredded, revealing the gold inner armor beneath, which was covered in cracks. His left cheek was scorched black from the poison fog, looking shocking to the sight.
"Old Poison, how much longer can you last?" the Golden Crocodile Douluo said coldly.
Dugu Bo grinned, revealing teeth covered in blood. "Until you die."
The Golden Crocodile Douluo snorted coldly but did not strike again.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't.
Seventy percent of his Soul Power was already depleted, and the five Titled Douluo behind him were also covered in wounds.
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